La Campana - an autumn walk above the clouds

La Campana is a national park near Santiago in the Valparaiso region. There are several treks to do in the area but the most challenging one is the Sendero Andinista which goes up to Cerro la Campana.

An autumn weekend in the south

The 1st of May, like in many other places, is a public holiday in Chile, and this year many made a 4-day long weekend of it. We were no exception, although we already left Santiago Tuesday morning having made arrangements for a work trip followed by a few days of fun down south. "Down south" in Chile can refer to anywhere between Santiago and the Straight of Magellan, we headed to the Bio-Bio region, about 500km south of the capital.

On street harassement and gender parity

Most foreigners moving to Chile want to know as much as possible before they get here. Some information is easy to come by, other not so much. After 3 years here I think it is fit to write a short summary on gender parity in Chile.

A very exciting new project - an eco home

For a while now we have been toying with the idea of moving and living in the countryside. We were first thinking about this when we were still in Bristol and relocating to Santiago may have seemed like a step in the wrong direction (...though it has its pluses, like 330+ sunny days per year and the Andes only a few minutes by car! - or a few mooooore minutes by bike ;o)).